Nice list, thanks for adding some color to my weekend
Is there any tool for drawing a diagram of the "anatomy" or structure of protein/gene domains just like the figures normally shown in articles?
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If you are looking at 2D, schematic diagrams like the following figure:
You can use My Domains.
Similar schematic diagrams can be generated from protein structure (seee the following figure) data using DOMPLOT.

If you are looking at 3D structure visualization of your gene/protein: Try one of the following tools:
- PyMol: Educational use is free,
limited options
- Molscript / Raster3D: Very
powerful visualization programs,
command-line.
- Jmol: Web based, Java applet
- Several other tools are available here and here
See an example MolScript figure below:
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If you like coding, you could also give TiKZ a try: http://www.texample.net/tikz/examples/area/biology/
TiKZ has a steep learning curve, but once you get the hold of it, making nice illustrations become really fun.
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Could you link to some example figures that illustrate what you want?